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13110 – Administrative assistants

Administrative assistants perform a variety of administrative duties in support of managerial and professional employers. They are employed throughout the private and public sectors.

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Example titles

  • Administrative assistant
  • Executive secretary (except legal and medical)
  • Human resources administrator
  • Office administrative assistant
  • Private secretary
  • Secretary (except legal and medical)
  • Technical secretary
Inclusions
  • Secretary-clerk

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:
  • Prepare, key in, edit and proofread correspondence, invoices, presentations, brochures, publications, reports and related material from machine dictation and handwritten copy
  • Open and distribute incoming regular and electronic mail and other material and coordinate the flow of information internally and with other departments and organizations
  • Schedule and confirm appointments and meetings of employer
  • Order office supplies and maintain inventory
  • Answer telephone and electronic enquiries and relay telephone calls and messages
  • Set up and maintain manual and computerized information filing systems
  • Determine and establish office procedures
  • Greet visitors, ascertain nature of business and direct visitors to employer or appropriate person
  • Record and prepare minutes of meetings
  • Arrange travel schedules and make reservations
  • May compile data, statistics and other information to support research activities
  • May supervise and train office staff in procedures and in use of current software
  • May organize conferences.

Employment requirements

  • Completion of secondary school is usually required.
  • Completion of a one- or two-year college or other program for administrative assistants or secretaries or previous clerical experience is required.

Additional information

Exclusions

Breakdown summary

Broad occupational category
1 – Business, finance and administration occupations
TEER
3 – Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of less than two years; or more than six months of on-the-job training
Major group
13 – Administrative occupations and transportation logistics occupations
Sub-major group
131 – Administrative occupations
Minor group
1311 – Office administrative assistants - general, legal and medical
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